While we were already given the green check towards the end of last season, today’s news is the closure many Philadelphia 76ers fans have been waiting for. Ben Simmons — almost a year after suffering a Jones fracture in training camp — is ready to resume full basketball activity, according to Tom Moore.
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Ben Simmons will join Markelle Fultz as one of the early favorites for Rookie of the Year, while Brett Brown has tabbed the 6-foot-10 visionary as the team’s primary ball handler on multiple occasions. Few number one picks were as hyped as Simmons was entering last season, and his combination of guard-esque playmaking and impressive physique gives him a ceiling that even Joel Embiid would struggle to reach.